Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910

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United States federal statute campaign finance law

The Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910 was an early U.S. campaign finance law that sought to curb political corruption by requiring federal candidates and party committees to disclose their campaign contributions and expenditures.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910 canonical	2
Federal Corrupt Practices Act amendments of 1911	1
Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1925	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4892320 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910
Context triple: [Secretary of the U.S. Senate (campaign finance disclosure functions), legalBasis, Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910]

A. Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was a 1903 U.S. federal law that strengthened regulation of railroads by prohibiting discriminatory rebates and reinforcing the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
B. Mann–Elkins Act
The Mann–Elkins Act was a 1910 U.S. federal law that strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and extended its authority to telephone, telegraph, and cable companies.
C. Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.
D. Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
E. Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910
Target entity description: The Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910 was an early U.S. campaign finance law that sought to curb political corruption by requiring federal candidates and party committees to disclose their campaign contributions and expenditures.

A. Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was a 1903 U.S. federal law that strengthened regulation of railroads by prohibiting discriminatory rebates and reinforcing the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
B. Mann–Elkins Act
The Mann–Elkins Act was a 1910 U.S. federal law that strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and extended its authority to telephone, telegraph, and cable companies.
C. Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.
D. Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
E. Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ campaign finance law ⓘ
aimedAt	providing public access to information about campaign funding ⓘ reducing undue influence of wealthy donors in federal elections ⓘ
appliesTo	House of Representatives candidates ⓘ Senate candidates ⓘ federal elections in the United States ⓘ national political party committees ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
enforcedBy	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
followedBy	Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1925 ⓘ Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
hasLimitation	contained relatively weak enforcement mechanisms ⓘ did not impose comprehensive contribution limits ⓘ
hasPurpose	to curb political corruption in federal elections ⓘ to increase transparency in campaign finance ⓘ
hasShortName	Publicity of Political Contributions Act ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Progressive Era in the United States ⓘ linked to: Progressive Era
impact	established first general federal disclosure rules for campaign finances ⓘ
influencedBy	Progressive Era political reform movement ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalArea	campaign finance regulation ⓘ election law ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
partOf	early 20th‑century U.S. anti‑corruption legislation ⓘ
precededBy	Tillman Act of 1907 ⓘ
regulates	campaign contributions ⓘ campaign expenditures ⓘ federal candidates’ campaign finances ⓘ political party committees in federal elections ⓘ
repealedBy	Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
requires	disclosure of campaign contributions ⓘ disclosure of campaign expenditures ⓘ federal candidates to file post‑election financial reports ⓘ national party committees to file financial reports ⓘ
subjectOf	United States campaign finance reform history ⓘ linked to: United States federal campaign finance law
topic	disclosure requirements in U.S. federal elections ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Secretary of the U.S. Senate (campaign finance disclosure functions) → legalBasis → Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910 ⓘ

Secretary of the U.S. Senate (campaign finance disclosure functions) → legalBasis → Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1925 ⓘ

linked to: Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910

Newberry v. United States → relatedLegislation → Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910 ⓘ

Newberry v. United States → relatedLegislation → Federal Corrupt Practices Act amendments of 1911 ⓘ